NEWS & EVENTS

90th Annual General Meeting of The Bengal Library Association will be held on 16th September, 2025 at 01-00 PM preceded by Special General Meeting in the same day at 12-00 Noon in the Association Building at P-134, C.I.T. Scheme-52, Kolkata-700014. All valid members of The Bengal Library Association are requested to attend the Meeting in time.

All are cordially invited to attend the CENTENARY CELEBRATION of The Bengal Library Association in Darjeeling District on October 25, 2025 at 9.00 AM.

Organized By: The Bengal Library Association, Darjeeling District Branch

In Collaboration With: Ghoshpukur College, Darjeeling

Topic of Discussion: Knowledge Organization and Information Retrieval

Venue: Ghoshpukur College Auditorium, Siliguri

Registration Fee: Rs.300.00 per head

Registration Link: https://forms.gle/5UhKYPkdLfiHM2tF9

Please Register within 15 October, 2025

Sachidebi Memorial Lecture, 2025 will be held on 24 September, 2025 at 4.00 PM in BLA Building at Padmapukur (P-134, C.I.T. Scheme-52, Kolkata-700014). All are cordially invited to attend the programme.

Speaker: Sri Rajarshi Gupta, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Gurudas College, Kolkata

Topic: Evolution of Reading Habit (পাঠাভ্যাসের বিবর্তন)

President of the Session: Prof. K.P. Majumder, President, The Bengal Library Association

Mode of Class: Offline on Saturdays and Sundays

Date of Admission & Document Verification for Select List: 18.09.2025-20.09.2025 between 2.00-5.00 PM at BLA Office

Date of Admission & Document Verification for Waiting List: 22.09.2025-23.09.2025 between 2.00-5.00 PM at BLA Office [subject to availability of the vacant seat(s)

Total Amount Payable at the time of Admission: Rs.5500.00

Commencement of Class: Second Week of November, 2025 (Tentative)

Class Timing: Saturday --> Saturday-->1.30-7.30 PM. Sunday-->10.00 AM-2.00 PM.

For more details please contact: 8276032102 (2-7 PM, except holidays) / 9831652202 (6-9 PM)

All are cordially invited to attend the CENTENARY CELEBRATION of The Bengal Library Association in North 24 Parganas District on August 24, 2025 at 3.00 PM.

Organized By: The Bengal Library Association

In Collaboration With: Ramakrishna Mission Balakashram District Library, Rahara

Topics of Discussion: 1. Role of Library in Local History Collection and Preservation 2. Reading Habit of User is the Key Factor of Library Survival

Venue: Rabindra Bhavan, Khardaha

Registration Fee: Rs.100.00 per head

Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3sDEMLyrneHw5myhB5VcC7HSAJXtO-PU3WEuf9J51kFuclQ/viewform

Please Register within 20 August, 2025